Cordagre-machine



UNITED sTaTns PATET Brion.

JOHN W. PEER, OF SCHENEOTADY, NEW YORK.

CORDAGE-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 9,101, dated July 6, 1852.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. PEER, of

. Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady and State of New Yorks haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Rope, Twine,and Cordage; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, 1n which- Figure l is atop view of the machine, Fig. 2, is a vertical longitudinal section inthe line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is an end View representing thearrangement of driving gearing, and Fig. 4, is a view of the feedingscrolls, the same letters having reference to like parts in all thefigures.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of the scrolls,and pinions, with friction pulleys; thereby producing regular feedmotion, with a uniformity and equality of strain on each strand of ropewhile laying or forming.

The construction is as follows, viz A, is the driving pulley hung uponthe shaft B, on which is a pinion C, in which mesh the pinions D D D,which revolves the fliers E E E, which contains the spindles a., a, a,on which the spools b, o, o, are placed. To the fliers are connectedplates F F F, which revolve with the same, upon each of which pinions C,C, are secured, so as to revolve upon their axis, by means of workinginto the grooves of the scrolls Gr G Gr, connected to which pinions uponthe same axis are situated grooved rollers (l, d, around each set (oftwo) of which one strand of rope e, is wound from the spool. Said strandis wound around and crosses itself twice between the rollers, asrepresented in Fig. l. It is thence conducted through the center of thedier-journals f f f, thence through the guide g, at which point it islaid together and forms the rope, and is thence conducted into thelayerframe H,

around grooved friction pulleys h, 71 thence through the guide i, and iswound upon the reel I. rI'he layerframe is supported by journals y' j,towhich frame motion is given by the pinion J, meshing into t-he pinion7c,

y which is connected to the main driving-pinion by means of the shaft Kand pinions L M. u

Z, is a stationary pinion situated upon the journal-box m, into whichpinion, mesh the pinion n, which revolves around said pinion (l) andrevolves the pulleys (h 71.) by means of the connecting pinions p, Q, r,s, t,

the position of the latter three of which are represented in red linesin Fig. 2. Said pulleys are made so as to revolve upon their shaft, andare placed between a stationary .collar u and plate o, between each ofwhich which receives its motion by means of connecting pinions y, e, thelatter of which meshes into and revolves upon its axis and around thepinion a with the motion of the layer flier; said pinion (a) is madestationary upon the journal j, as is also the pinion 0, which meshesinto the pinion b, upon which any required amount of friction is appliedby the rubber, c, which is applied by the lever eZ, and connect-ing rodc, and is held firmly by the notched plate f. The guide rest g, in whichthe guide z' rests upon the rod Iz., so as to slide and receive atraversing motion by means of the endless return screw i; which receivesits motion by means of the connecting pinions 7c, Z, m, forming aconnection with the reel I in such manner as to secure the even windingof the rope upon the reel. In the construction of the fliers the bars nn, are made fast at both ends to the end bars 0, 0, and the spindle ishinged at one end, and the other end rests in the movable thimble p,which is borne against the end of the spindle by the spring Q, 9-

I-Iaving thus described the construction I will proceed more fully todescribe the operation of the machine. The spools are placed upon thespindle, so that as the strand is drawn olf, the revolving motion shallbe in the same direction as the motion of the flier, which secures itsunwinding no faster than t-he supply demanded, and at the same time theyare free to slide to either end of the spindle, and operate with themost perfect freedom. In the operation of the feed rollers (d d) thestrand being wound around them as 'described secures it for twist-ing,which is accomplished by the motion of the flier, and produces a regularfeed of eachstrand by the motion produced by the pinions (c, o) Workinginto the scrolls (g, g, g,) and alsoV holds it firmly to secure duestretch in the strands to prevent kinking, and secure a firm and evenlay of the strands in forming the rope. The rope being passed around thepulleys (h, lz.) whichy are caused to turn by the system of gearing asdescribed secures due tension upon theA rope in the laying, by dueapplication of friction applied to the pulleys by means of set screws(fw, 10,) as described, the motion of the pinions (s, t) being greaterthan the rollers (d CZ) to compensate and reduce the flier compared Withthe spindle fliers is about three revolutions to ve, more or less, whichmay be changed by substituting a layer or smaller pinion in place of Land changing the position of the pinion M as the case may require. Theplates 'F F F are made of sufficient length to admit larger or smallerpinions (c c) and rollers (d d) to adapt them to the proper size formaking various sizes of rope: or the rollers may alone bechangedandadapted to one size of pinions, the size of the pinions beingoverned according to the required speed for the feed of the strands.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my machine, whatI claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The use of groovedscrolls (G G G) and their combination With pinions (c, 0,) and groovedrollers (d, l,) and friction rollers (h 7L), or equivalents for suchfriction rollers to create a regular feed motion and equality of strainWhile laying or forming in a rope, twine, or cordage machine; the

Whole being constructed in the manner and for the purpose substantiallythe same as described.

JOHN W. PEER.

Witnesses:

JOHN HINDE, HENRY M. CRANE.

